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Vancouver, Canada
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PGR House
Vancouver, Canada
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
Located on a waterfront site in Vancouver, Canada, this single-family home is an aggressive renovation of a house originally built in 1973. Original discussions with the owners involved tearing down and building new, however, after initial studies a decision was made to keep the house and completely renovate to preserve the additional non-conforming floor area and the advantageous siting with views to the city and mountains. The result is a fully re-imagined modern home on a very tight urban site that connects interior spaces to the exterior through a grade level entry courtyard, decks with views, and a roof garden.
When the owners approached the designers about breathing new life into their home, a complete tear-down and rebuild was on the table. After determining that approach would adversely impact the site’s modest footprint and access to the expansive city and mountain views, the decision was made to renovate rather than rebuild.
As a new build would limit the building areas and setbacks, the main reason for the reconfiguration was to better preserve the sweeping vistas of the Salish Sea, Stanley Park, North Shore Mountains, and Downtown Vancouver. Iconic Coast Douglas fir boards feature prominently throughout the space, cladding the custom fireplace that serves as a central gathering space. Additional materials like board formed concrete, custom aluminum slats, basalt tile and glass were used inside and out, further blurring boundaries between interior and exterior.
The resulting project is a three-level, 3180 square foot house, for a family of three. A separate board formed concrete parking structure - with a custom vertical lift garage door clad in aluminum slats matching the house - at the front of the property creates a courtyard entry to the home, offering privacy from the street and providing access to garden space from the main floor. The driveway is clad in honed basalt slabs to create a fluid visual path to the garden and entry of the house. The front door is an 11’ height glass pivot door. Upon entry, the three main interior materials come together to form an expression of the rest of the house. These materials are basalt slab flooring, board formed concrete walls, and Douglas Fir clad ceilings and millwork.
The site is an extremely tight urban lot with north and south facing orientations. Magnificent views of the city and mountains are to the north, so it was important that the primary spaces shared the outlook, but a desire for south exposure was also key to the owners. As a result, the design considered access to daylight, views, and garden space on all three levels of the home. A parking structure provides a physical screen to the entry courtyard, leading the way to the oversized entry door at the main level. The entire space on the main floor is open from the front garden to the rear ocean side, and floor-to-ceiling telescoping sliding glass panels connect the interior to decks at each end of the home, providing both views and sunshine.
A cantilevered basalt staircase wrapping around a board formed concrete wall connects the main floor to the upper floor bedrooms. At the top of the stairs, an exterior roof garden is screened from the street with custom aluminum slats and positioned to allow south-facing sun to naturally light circulation spaces, while a moveable glass wall fully opens the garden to the upper hallway, visually and physically extending the space. On the south side of the primary ensuite, from its position along the fully glazed north wall, a pocket glass door connects to the roof garden, allowing penetration of sun deep into the space.
On the lower level, the media room is located on the north side, with the upper floor cantilevered deck providing cover from the weather. Large floor-to-ceiling moveable glass panels open the room to the exterior, visually and physically expanding the space onto a second cantilevered deck.
When the owners approached the designers about breathing new life into their home, a complete tear-down and rebuild was on the table. After determining that approach would adversely impact the site’s modest footprint and access to the expansive city and mountain views, the decision was made to renovate rather than rebuild.
As a new build would limit the building areas and setbacks, the main reason for the reconfiguration was to better preserve the sweeping vistas of the Salish Sea, Stanley Park, North Shore Mountains, and Downtown Vancouver. Iconic Coast Douglas fir boards feature prominently throughout the space, cladding the custom fireplace that serves as a central gathering space. Additional materials like board formed concrete, custom aluminum slats, basalt tile and glass were used inside and out, further blurring boundaries between interior and exterior.
The resulting project is a three-level, 3180 square foot house, for a family of three. A separate board formed concrete parking structure - with a custom vertical lift garage door clad in aluminum slats matching the house - at the front of the property creates a courtyard entry to the home, offering privacy from the street and providing access to garden space from the main floor. The driveway is clad in honed basalt slabs to create a fluid visual path to the garden and entry of the house. The front door is an 11’ height glass pivot door. Upon entry, the three main interior materials come together to form an expression of the rest of the house. These materials are basalt slab flooring, board formed concrete walls, and Douglas Fir clad ceilings and millwork.
The site is an extremely tight urban lot with north and south facing orientations. Magnificent views of the city and mountains are to the north, so it was important that the primary spaces shared the outlook, but a desire for south exposure was also key to the owners. As a result, the design considered access to daylight, views, and garden space on all three levels of the home. A parking structure provides a physical screen to the entry courtyard, leading the way to the oversized entry door at the main level. The entire space on the main floor is open from the front garden to the rear ocean side, and floor-to-ceiling telescoping sliding glass panels connect the interior to decks at each end of the home, providing both views and sunshine.
A cantilevered basalt staircase wrapping around a board formed concrete wall connects the main floor to the upper floor bedrooms. At the top of the stairs, an exterior roof garden is screened from the street with custom aluminum slats and positioned to allow south-facing sun to naturally light circulation spaces, while a moveable glass wall fully opens the garden to the upper hallway, visually and physically extending the space. On the south side of the primary ensuite, from its position along the fully glazed north wall, a pocket glass door connects to the roof garden, allowing penetration of sun deep into the space.
On the lower level, the media room is located on the north side, with the upper floor cantilevered deck providing cover from the weather. Large floor-to-ceiling moveable glass panels open the room to the exterior, visually and physically expanding the space onto a second cantilevered deck.
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